Last year became a banner year for the online entertainment industry. Driven by the pandemic lockdown restrictions and imposed work-from-home policies, people got to spend more time at home looking for replacements for familiar sources of entertainment. While theatres and sports stadiums suffered from a lack of live events, other businesses, like online streaming services, have benefited from consumers spending more time at home. In fact, time spent streaming increased by almost 75% in 2020. In 2021, demand for video streaming has remained strong, and the global video streaming market is still growing, albeit slower than in 2020, and is expected to continue growing for the next few years.
Sources of entertainment have always been a lucrative lure for fraudsters and scammers. With millions of new users on streaming platforms, cyberattackers have recognized this heightened demand and seek to take advantage of it by distributing streaming phishing scams and spreading malware under the guise of users’ favorite shows.
This research is a continuation of our TV show and streaming threat-related reports (2020 and 2019) providing an overview of the latest trends and key events across the entertainment-related threat landscape. Traditionally, the study covers common phishing and malware threats encountered by users who seek alternative ways of watching streamed content, along with a detailed analysis of the most popular shows to become bait for careless users. Additionally, we analyzed darknet services that offer access to ..
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